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Oct- 23, 1962
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Patented Oct. 23, 1982
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Edgar C. Lundeherg, Hartford, Conn, assignor, by mesne
FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of the machine
FEEDER FOR EYE SETTING MACHINE
assignments, to The North & Judd Manufacturing (10.,
shown in FIGURE -1;
FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along
the line 3~—3‘ of FIGURE 1;
a corporation of Connecticut
FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4
of FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 5 is a sectional view taken along the line
5—-5 of FIGURE 3;
FIGURE 6 is a sectional view taken along the line
6-——6 of FIGURE 3;
This invention relates to a machine for use in the assem 10
‘FIGURE 7 is a sectional view taken along the line
bly of eye and stay elements in position for use as a fasten
7—7 of FIGURE 3;
ing means in garments and the like and it relates more
Original application May 28, 1956, Ser. No. 587,784, now
Patent No. 2,939,145, dated June 7, 1960. Divided’
and this application Mar. 7, 1960, Ser. No. 13,145
1 Claim. (Cl. 221-167)
particularly to a machine which operates substantially
automatically separately to feed eye and stay members for
attachment in position of use on a garment and it is
an object of this invention to produce a machine of the
FIGURE 8 is a sectional elevational view of a portion
of the machine shown in FIGURES 1 and 2 illustrating
the feed section of the eye members;
FIGURE 9 is a sectional view taken along the line
9-9 of FIGURE 8;
type described.
FIGURE 10 is a sectional elevational view of the at
This is a division of application Ser. No. 587,784, ?led
tachment means illustrated in FIGURES 8 and 9 with
May 28, 1956, now Patent No. 2,939,145 entitled “Eye 20 the parts displaced partially to operative position;
Setting machine.”
FIGURE 11 is a top plan view of the feed mechanism
illustrated in FIGURES 1, 2 and 4 of the drawings;
sectional view taken along the line
11;
sectional view taken along the line
11;
sectional view taken along the line
tachment with the textile material therebetween; in which
14—14 of ‘FIGURE 13;
means are provided to guard against injury both to the
FIGURE 15 is a sectional view taken along the line
operator and the material during operation of the ma 30 15—15
of FIGURE 13;
chine; in which means are provided for automatically
[FIGURE 16 is a sectional view taken through a por
feeding the eye and stay members into position for assem
tion of the machine at a level with the slide section and
bly of the eye and stay units in the desired location with
taken
horizontally through the slide section;
the textile material or garment; in which means are pro
FIGURE 17 is a sectional view taken along the line
vided properly to align the textile material or garment in .
17—-17 of FIGURE 16;
position for receiving the eye-stay members for attach
FIGURE 18 is a sectional View taken along the line
ment; in which means are embodied in the machine for
13-18 of FIGURE 16;
controlling the sequence of operations of the various func
FIGURE 19 is a fragmentary elevational View taken
tions of the machine and for adjusting the movements
from the position 19-19 in FIGURE 16;
thereof for attachment of eye and stay members of diifer 40
FIGURE 20 is a sectional view taken along the line
ent dimensions; in which means are embodied in the
20-10 of FIGURE 19;
machine to prevent operation of ‘the machine until the ele
FIGURE 21 is a fragmentary View illustrating the align
ments are in proper position for feeding the elements into
ment of the garment in position of use for eye attach
position of use thereby to prevent injury to the machine‘
ment; and
More speci?cally, it is an object of this invention to
produce an assembly machine for use in the attachment
FIGURE 12 is a
of eye and stay members in position of use on textile
12-12 of FIGURE
material; in which means are embodied to prevent opera 25
FIGURE 13 is a
tion of the machine until the latter is cleared of all ob
13-13 of FIGURE
structions and the elements are in proper position for at
FIGURE 14 is a
and wherein means are provided for easy access to the as Ur
FIGURE 22 is a side elevational view showing a modi
parts of the machine for the release of elements out of
?cation of the ram section.
alignment thereby to free the machine for further use in
A machine embodying the features of this invention has
operation; in which means are provided for resilient en
application for use with an eye member 10 and stay mem
gagement of the parts in position of use to prevent injury
bers 12 of the type described in the Markin Patent No.
to parts thereof in the event that interferences or unfore 50 2,593,162, issued April 15, 1952, for use in attachment to
seen obstructions are encountered, and in which means
the waist band 14 of a trouser 16, preferably spaced up
are provided for proper alignment of the elements for the
wardly from but in alignment with the zipper 18 or other
location of parts in position for assembly and for proper
fastening means for closing the fly of the trouser. It will
alignment one with the other and with the garment or
be understood that the fastening means described may
textile material for attachment of the eye-stay members UK in differ somewhat in construction from the standpoint of
thereto.
the elements employed such as in the number of prongs
In general, it is an object of this invention to produce a
and in the spaced relation between the prongs extending
machine which operates automatically to feed eye and
downwardly from the body portion of the eye member
stay members and to attach the eye and stay members
and from the contour of the stay plate for use in combina
in proper position of use on a garment and to e?ect such 60 tions therewith. It will be further understood that the
operations at high speed and in a safe and e?icient man
eye-stay assembly may 'be attached to other textile ma
ner thereby to increase the rate of attachment of the
terials and garments for use as a fastening means with
fastening means in proper position on the garment with
out departure from the invention described and claimed
marked savings in labor and with a material savings from
herein relating to the assembly by a machine which will
the standpoint of waste or replacement of elements and 65 hereinafter be described in which the eye and stay ele
from the standpoint of wear and tear on the garment.
ments which have been used to illustrate the construction
These and other objects and advantages of this inven
and operation of the machine are illustrated in detail in
tion will hereinafter appear and for purposes of illustra
FIGURES 8 and 12 of the drawings. The eye member
tion, but not of limitation, an embodiment of the inven
is illustrated as being formed of a strip of sheet metal
tion is shown in the accompanying drawings in which
70 having an elongate relatively ?at body portion 20‘ of
FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of a machine
greater length than width and in which the end portions
embodying the features of this invention;
are turned downwardly to extend substantially perpen
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dicul-arly as prongs 22 and 24 which are tapered inwardly
at the ends to points for use in piercing the garment and
which are formed with an upper end portion 26 of greater
width than the portions depending therefrom to provide
shoulders 28 spaced a short distance downwardly from
4
to its normal position. The ram lever is urged in the
direction towards normal position and to bring the fol
lower into resilient engagement with the cam by means
of a coil spring 102 secured at one end to a bracket 104
removably attached to the base plate 52 while the upper
end of the spring is secured to an extension 1536 which
is ?xed to the rearward end portion of the ram lever 94.
Another bell crank lever, hereinafter referred to as the
anvil lever 107, has an opening 108 intermediate its ends
the body portion. The shoulder operates in combination
with the stay plate to provide a proper spaced relation 30
between the body portion 20 of the eye and the textile ma
terial 32 for insertion of the prongs therethrough to pro
vide for resilient engagement of the textile material be 10 for enabling a horizontally disposed shaft 109 journalled
at its ends in laterally spaced brackets 110, depending
tween the shoulders 28 and the stay plate 12 when in the
from the underside of the base plate, to extend through
assembled relation. Such resilient engagement over an
the opening 198 for support of the anvil lever in a manner
extended length of material operates to prevent tearing of
to permit rocking movement thereof about the shaft as
the textile material in assembly and use.
The stay plate 12 (FIGURE 3) comprises an elongate 15 a pivot. A follower, illustrated by the roller 112, is
mounted for free rotational movement on the rearward
strip of sheet metal having a length greater than the length
end portion of the anvil lever 107 in alignment to engage
of the body portion of the eye with openings 34 there~
the outer edge of the cam plate 92 ?xed to the driving
through in spaced relation corresponding to the distance
shaft 86. The anvil lever is constantly urged to rock in
between the prongs of the eye member for insertion of the
the direction to bring the follower into resilient engage
prongs therethrough to enable the through extending por
ment with the cam 92 in response to gravitational force
tions of the prongs to be bent inwardly substantially per
by reason of the presence of an over-balance in weight
pendicularly to lie alongside the bottom wall of the stay
to the right of the pivot. In the alternative, spring means
plate between the openings and within the recess 36 (see
may be employed resiliently to urge the anvil lever to
FIGURE 10) formed by the offset 38 from the lateral
edge portions 40 and 42 of the stay plate. The openings 25 rock in the clockwise direction about its pivot between
operated or raised position and normal or lowered posi
in the stay plate are dimensioned to have a length greater
tions.
than that of the prongs but less than that of the shoulder
A third bell crank lever, hereinafter referred to as the
so as to function as a stop which prevents passage of the
feed lever 114, is also formed with an opening 116 inter
shoulder portion of the prongs therethrough.
mediate its ends for receiving a horizontally disposed
The setting machine, forming the subject matter of this
shaft 1118 supported between the frame plates 56 and 58
invention, comprises a stationary frame 50 of rigid con
to mount the feed lever for rocking movement about the
struction having a horizontally disposed base plate 52
shaft as a pivot. A follower, illustrated by the roller
with legs 54 extending downwardly from the corners there
12%, is mounted on the shaft 122 in the rearward end
of to support the base plate 52 in spaced relation at the
portion of the feed lever in alignment to engage the
desired level on a table or other surface. A pair of verti
outer edge of the cam 90 for actuation of the feed lever
cally disposed, laterally displaced frame plates 56 and 58
from normal to operated positions. The feed lever is
are ?xed at their lower ends to the base plate while a
horizontally disposed platform 60‘ is ?xed, as by conven
urged to rock about its pivot in the counter-clockwise
direction to bring the follower into resilient engagement
with the cam, as by means of a spring 123 secured at
40
frame plates 56 and 58.
its forward end to a vertically disposed front wall 124
Power operating means in the form of an electrical
of the frame while the rearward end portion is anchored
motor 62 is mounted on a platform ‘64 ?xed to the upper
onto a bracket 126 removably secured to the downwardly
wall of a reduction gear box 66 which in turn is mounted
tional metal attachment means, to the upper end of the
on a platform 68 supported in ?xed spaced relation from
the base by legs 70. The driving shaft 72 of the power
means 62 is provided with a pulley 74 on the end thereof
for operative connection by a belt 76 with a pulley or
sheave 7 8 ?xed onto the end of a shaft 80 journalled for
rotational movement in the reduction gear box 66.
Conventional means are provided in the gear box for
adjustment of the speed of the rotation of the driving shaft
842 responsive to actuation of the motor 62 for driving the
elements of the machine, ‘as will hereinafter be ‘described.
extending arm portion 128 of the feed lever 114.
The drive shaft 86 extends outwardly beyond the frame
plate 56 for mounting a wheel 130 on the free end por
tion thereof in position to be readily accessible for manual
turning movement to actuate the machine slowly in one
direction or another in its cycle of operation. Mounted
on the frame plate in position to be engaged by the cam
88 is a contact switch 132, which, when made responsive
to engagement of the switch arm by the cam 38, operates
to cause the magnetic clutch 84 to become disengaged
for stopping the rotational movement of the drive shaft
Mounted on the shaft 82 is a magnetic clutch 84 of
conventional design which is used to operate a shaft 86 55 86 upon completion of a cycle of operation while the
driving motor 62 and the driving shaft 82 continue to
journalled for rotational movement between the side
operate.
frame plates 56 and 58. Fixed to the shaft 86 between
To the present, description has been made of the main
the frame plates for rotational movement therewith are
drive mechanism .and the take-offs therefrom by cam
a series of cam members 88, 90 and 92, each of which is
contoured for actuation of various lever arms in timed 60 actuation of the described levers for operation of the ram
134 and then the anvil 136 to effect assembly of the
sequence to effect a desired operation of the machine dur
aligned eye and stay members with the textile fabric
ing rotation of the shaft 86 through a complete revolu
therebetween followed by the separate feed of the eye and
tion for one cycle of operation.
stay plate members in position for attachment during the
A bell crank 94, hereinafter referred to as the ram
lever, is formed with an opening 96 intermediate its ends 65 next cycle of operation. Description hereinafter will be
made to the conversion of the various movements of the
for enabling a horizontally disposed shaft 98, supported
described operating levers for effecting the described
between the frame plates 56 and 58, to extend through
operations in sequence for attachment of the eye and stay
the opening for support to enable the ram lever 94 to
plates and for advancement of the subsequent units in
rock freely about the shaft as a pivot. A follower in the
form of a roller 1% is rotatably mounted on a shaft jour 70 position for use in the next cycle of operation.
Referring now to the feed of the stay plates 12, as
nalled in the rearward end portion of the ram lever in
illustrated in FIGURES l, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings,
alignment to engage the end wall of the cam member 88
the numeral 137 indicates an elongate housing adapted
for actuation of the ram lever in rocking movement in
slidably to be received within a socket (not shown) for
the clockwise direction to operated position and to enable
return of the ram lever in the counter-clockwise direction 75 removably mounting the housing in a vertical position
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alongside the lateral edge portion of the front frame plate
124. The housing is provided with a rectangular opening
extending lengthwise therethrough dimensioned to receive
a plurality of stay plates in stacked relation one over the
other with the offset portions 36 in the center extending
upwardly, as illustrated in FiGURE 6 of the drawings.
The opening through the housing is dimensioned to re
ceive the stay plates in stacked relation in a manner to
permit free sliding movements of the stay plates ver
tically in the housing to bring the lowermost stay plate
in the stack in position of rest upon a block 139‘ which
is sunk into a suitable recess 14113 which is formed in the
top surface of the base plate 52 of the machine‘ The
housing is adapted to be loaded with cartridges of the
ti
arm 176 extends crosswise from the pivot between a pair
of posts 180 and 182 depending from the underside of the
slide plate in longitudinally spaced apart relation for dis
placement of the actuating arm for rocking movement
about its pivot 178 responsive to movement of the slide
section between the normal forward and retracted posi
tions. The outer free end portion of the actuating arm
176 is cut away to provide a ?nger 184 which extends la
terally through a slot 186 in the lower side wall of a guide
block 188 and into an opening 190 of an elongate feed
arm 192 for operative engagement with the arm to effect
displacement thereof lengthwise responsive to swinging
movement of the actuating arm 17 6.
The guide block 188, which is ?xed to the top side of
stay plates numbering in the hundreds for displacement 15 the base plate, as by means of bolt members 194», has an
vertically therein to position the lowermost stay plate in
elongate slot 196 extending rearwardly from the forward
the stack for displacement forwardly from the housing
edge through an intermediate portion thereof and contigu
into a feed channel 143 formed between .a horizontally
disposed groove 141 provided between the base plate 52
and a cover plate 142 through which the displaced stay
ous with a corresponding slot 198 in the base plate where
by the feed arm 192 is received for guided sliding move
ment within said aligned slots for displacement between
its rearward position of adjustment and its forward, nor
mal, or feed position. The feed arm is formed with the
textile material located therebetween.
horizontally disposed slot 190 in the rearward end portion
Displacement of the lowermost stay plate in the stack
in which the ?nger 184 of the actuating arm 176 is re
from the housing 137 into the feed channel 143 is effected 25 ceived. The forward end portion of the feed arm is form
in response to rocking movement of the feed lever 1141 in
ed with an inwardly and downwardly inclined forward
the counter-clockwise direction by the resilient force of
edge 2% and the upper edge 202 is aligned endwise with
the spring 123 and under the control of the operating
the lowermost of the stay plates 12 in ‘the magazine 138
plates are guided to the anvil 136 in position to receive
the prongs of the eye members for attachment with the
cam 90. Movement of the feed lever is transmitted to
an actuating arm 176 through a slide section 146 opera
tively connected to the feed lever 114- through a link 148.
The link is pivoted at one end on a shaft 154} ?xed to the
free lower end portion of the feed lever while the other
end of the link is pivoted on a shaft 152 which is ?xed onto
the rearward end portion of a bracket 154 having a
threaded shank 156 in engagement with the slide section
to effect dislpacement thereof rearwardly and back re
sponsive to rocking movement of the feed lever in the
for displacement thereof forwardly from the magazine in
feeding relation responsive to movement of the feed arm
192 from the normal to feed position. For this purpose,
the front wall 204 and the rear wall 206 of the housing
138 are spaced from the base plate by an amount to en
able displacement of the forward end portion 202 of the
feed arm therethrough into engagement with the lower
most of the stay plates for displacement. A shoulder 203
formed between the forward end portion 210 of the feed
arm and the remainder is spaced from the forward edge of
clockwise and counter-clockwise directions respectively
the arm by an amount adapted to bring the shoulder 263
between displaced and normal positions respectively. By 40 into engagement with the rear wall 206 of the magazine
adjustment of the threaded shank connecting the slide sec
to prevent further forward displacement of the feed arm
tion 146 to the bracket 154, the stroke of the slide section
beoynd feed position. In its rearward position of adjust
can be adjusted for use with elements of various dimen
ment, controlled by the stroke of the actuating arm, the
sions and to effect proper movement of the actuating
forward end portion of the feed arm is adapted to be lo
members for displacement of the stay plate and the eye
cated immediately rearwardly of the stack of stay plates
elements into position of use.
in the magazine, as indicated by the broken line in FIG
Forward displacement of the feed slide 146 to normal
URE 7, to enable the stack of stay plates to rest on the
position is determined by means of a stop bolt 169 hav
base plate and bring the lowermost of the plates into the
ing a head 164 threadably received within a threaded
path of the feed arm for displacement.
opening extending rearwardly from the front face of the
As the actuating arm 192 is displaced forwardly from
slide ‘block wherein the stroke of the slide block can be
its rearward position of adjustment, it engages the rear
adjusted by turning movement of the setscrew therein to
wall of the lowermost stay plate in the stack to cause for
adjust the distance which the head 164 extends forwardly
ward displacement of the stay plate from the housing into
of the block in position to engage the rear wall of the
the feed channel 143. When, as in normal operation, the
front frame plate 124. The stop bolt is secured in the ,- feed channel is ?lled with stay plates aligned in end to
desired position of adjustment, as by means of a nut 166
end relation, as illustrated in FIGURE 3 of the drawings,
which can be tightened on the bolt against the slide block
displacement of the lowermost stay plate from the stack
146. Also secured onto a laterally extending portion
causes the aligned members in the feed channel concur~
168 of the slide section and having a portion extending
rently to be displaced endwise to position the forward stay
forwardly from the front wall is a switch operating means
plate on the anvil 212 for attachment with the eye and the
in the form of a bolt 170 which is threadably received
textile material therebetween, in a subsequent cycle of op
within a threaded opening of the extension 168 for turn
eration.
ing movement to adjust the bolt endwise into a position to
In the preferred modi?cation, illustrated in FIGURES
engage the switch arm 172 of a switch 174 mounted on
16, 17 and 18, the feed channel comprises a rail 214 which
the front frame plate to close the switch when the slide is
is aligned with the intermediate inset portion 36 of the
in its returned or normal position of adjustment, as deter
stay plates ‘and is dimensioned to have a width correspond
mined upon engagement of the front frame plate 124 by
ing thereto. The rail 214 which extends curvilinearly
the head 164 of the stop screw 16%. The switch 174 rep
substantially continuously from the magazine to the anvil
resents a safety switch which operates to prevent further
is formed with portions laterally thereof cut away to pro
cycling of the machine until any obstruction blocking re
vide recesses 216 in which the downwardly offset end por
turn of the slide to normal position is removed.
tions 42 of the stay plates may extend thereby to provide
Mounted beneath the slide plate 146 for swinging move
a guided relation during movement of the stay plates.
ment in a horizontal plane is a horizontally disposed elon
The plates are held onto the rail by means of a top or
gate actuating arm 176 pivoted at one end upon a post
cover plate 218 which is resiliently urged into position of
178 extending upwardly from the base. The actuating 75 use, as by means of coil springs 220 located about the
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shank of bolt members 222 between the head 224 of the
bolt and the bottom side of the base plate. The bolt
extends upwardly through ‘an opening 226 in the base
plate into threaded engagement with the cover plate 218.
In the preferred modi?cation, the cover plate terminates
short of the magazine to enable use of a separate slide
are provided for securing the head in the desired position
on the ram, as by means of a setscrew 266 and also by
means of a locknut 268 threadably engaging the threaded
hanger rod 262 in position to be tightened against thev
underside of the ram, when in the assembled relation, to
prevent relative turning movement.
plate 228 having one end portion which extends over the
The lower end portion of the hanger rod is formed with
rail into engagement with a lateral portion of block 139
forming a corresponding part of the rail and it is secured
underside of the block is a ram rod 272 in the form of a
a slotted block 27% of rectangular cross section, dimen
rail 214 in alignment with the magazine for guiding the
sioned preferably to be larger than the diameter of the
stay plates onto the rail during displacement from the
magazine. The slide plate extends laterally from the 10 rod and depending from an intermediate portion of the
member which is rectangular in cross section and dimen
sioned to correspond with a length and width of the body
portion of the eye unit and having a vertically disposed
downwardly through an elongate slot 232 in the slide
elongate slot 274 in the central portion thereof.
plate into threaded engagement with the base plate. The
Supported by the block 270 is a circular member 260,
slide plate is urged downwardly into resilient engagement
an
upper end portion formed with an opening therein
with the rail, as by means of a coil spring 234 which is
dimensioned slidably to receive the block 27% therein and
positioned about the bolt 236 with one end of it bearing
dimensioned to have a length greater than that of the
against the head 236 while the other end bears against a
block to permit relative sliding movement of the block
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disc member 238 on the top side of the slide. This ar
in position of use by means of a bolt 230 which extends
rangement permits the slide plate to be easily and quickly
adjusted laterally and to be tilted upwardly to provide
ready access immediately beyond the area of the maga
vertically therein between raised and lowered positions.
The clamping plates 23% and 282 respectively are spaced
one from the other by a distance corresponding to the
width of the ram rod 2'72 adapted to be shiftable vertical
zine for the relief of jams which might develop. This
arrangement between the top plate 218 and the base plate 25 ly therebetween with aligned openings 284 and 286 in the
portions 280 and 232 respectively in the central portion.
also permits the top plate to be lifted sufficiently to re
of the plates in alignment with the slot 274 in the ram
move any obstructions which might bar the normal pas
sage of the stay plates from the magazine to the anvil.
The eye members 10* are advanced concurrently with
the stay plates 12 in feeding relation to the ram 134 re
sponsive to ‘forward displacement of the slide section 146.
As illustrated in FIGURES l, 8, l3 and 14, the eye mem
bers are fed downwardly through a feed chute 240 which
rod for insertion of a spindle 288 therethrough in a manner which enables the ram‘ rod to shift endwise relative
the plates between raised and lowered positions.
The
spindle 288 is formed with a head 290 on one end and a
nut 292 on the other dimensioned to be greater than the
openings 284 and 286 in the plate members. The lower‘
is vertically disposed substantially throughout its length
end portions of the plates 28%} and 282 are charnfered as
chute 240‘ is formed with an opening 246 extending length
during the operation for attachment thereby to insure ac
curate alignment of the elements for assembly. The plates
at 294 at their inner end portions to provide for more
with a lower end portion 242 turned inwardly to extend 35 effective engagement with the stay plates along the lateral
into substantially horizontal alignment With a holder 244
edges immediately beyond the offsets positively to engage
?xed to the front frame 124 of the device. The feed
the stay plates for proper alignment with the eye members
wise therethrough dimensioned to have a width corre
sponding to the width of the body portions of the eye
members and a depth corresponding to the distance be
tween the body portion and the shoulders 28 on the prongs
22 to enable the described portions of the eye members
280 and 282, which are normally spaced one from the
other by an amount corresponding to the width of the body
wardly through the slot.
plates 280 and 282 extending downwardly properly to
portion, and preferably slightly less, are urged in the direc
tion towards each other by resilient means, such as the
slidably to be received within lengthwise openings through
coil spring 296 which is mounted about the spindle 288v
the chute with the eye members aligned in end to end 45 with one end portion of the coil springs bearing against the
relation, as illustrated in FIGURES 8 and 13. The front
head 290 while the other end bears against the outer wall
wall 248 ?xed to form a part of the chute is formed with
of the adjacent clamping plate 282 thereby constantly to
a slot 250 aligned lengthwise with the center of the open
urge the plates in the direction towards each other and
ing 246 and dimensioned to have a width corresponding
resiliently to engage the lateral edges of any eye member
to the width of the prong members 22 extending forwardly 0 when inserted therebetween. Thus the eye member is
from the shoulder to enable the prongs to extend out
frictionally supported between the depending portions of
The holder 244 which is aligned endwise laterally with
the lower end portion of the feed chute comprises a pair
of plates 252 and 254 (FIGURE 4) having lower end
portions spaced endwise one from the other by a distance
corresponding to the width of the body portions of the
eye members and preferably slightly less than the body
portions thereby resiliently to engage the lateral edge por
tions of the eye members when displaced into position
therebetween. The plates 252 and 254 of the holder 244
are constantly urged in a direction towards each other re
siliently to engage the body portion of the eye member as
by means of a coil spring 256 mounted on a pin 258
which extends endwise through the holder plates vwith a
space in between, the coil spring being mounted about the
pin with one end portion bearing against the head of the
pin while the other end bears against the adjacent Wall of
the holder plate.
Aligned with the end of the holder, opposite the chute,
is the ram head 260 which is supported on a hanger rod
262 for engagement in a threaded bore 264 extending
upwardly from the end of the ram 134 for enabling ver
align the eye members with the ram rod for forcing the
prongs 22 through the openings of the stay plates, in
assembly.
The clamp plate members on the ram head are urged
in the direction towards their lowered position of ad
justment to position the block and ram rods in the raised
position therebetween by means of a coil spring 298
mounted about the hanger rod 262 and having one end
bearing against the stop nut 268 while the other end bears
against the top wall of the head 260 about the block. The
ends of the clamping plates are urged to extend below the
end of the ram rod 272 by an amount permitted by the
spindle 288 in the slotted portion 274 of the ram rod or by
an amount corresponding to the relative movement of the
block 270 in the opening provided between the clamp
ing plates 230 and 282, each of which are capable of
independently functioning as stops to control movement of
the ram rod relative the clamping plates between normal
and operated positions.
The length of the slot 274 or the length of the opening
2% "in between the clamping plate portions 280 and 282
is predetermined to provide a stop for the ram sections in
movement of the head in one direction or another. Means 75 relative movement with the clamping members to locate
tical adjustment of the head relative the ram by turning
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the end of the ram rod above the level of the eye members
upon insertion into the space between the clamping plates
and to control movement of the ram rod from its normal
to operated position wherein the end of the ram rod is
spaced upwardly from the ends of the clamping plates by
an amount predetermined to provide the spaced relation
ship desired between the body portion of the eye member‘
and the stay plates, when in the assembled relation. By
proper arrangement, it is possible to displace the ram rod
feeding relation. The end portion of the abutment which
is adapted to be engaged by the feed lever is preferably
formed with a rounded or curvilinear edge for smooth
operation. The inner position of the feed lever 300 in
feeding relation is determined by a separate plate, in the
form of a stop plate 318, secured to the front wall of the
frame by means of a setscrew 320 in position to locate
an edge 322 of the plate in the path of the lever arm for
engagement to stop rocking movement of the lever arm
relative the clamping plates by an amount to bear against 10 in its inner position. The plate 318 is formed with a
the upper side of the body portions of the eye members
horizontally disposed slot 324 through which the set
while the charnfered ends of the clamp plates bear resil
screw extends into engagement with the front frame plate
iently against the lateral edges of the stay plates resting
for lateral adjustment of the stop plate.
on the anvil thereby to clamp the stay plates in proper
The feed lever is adapted to be displaced rearwardly
alignment with the eye members in advance of displace 15 with
the slide section 146 by an amount to clear the
ment of the ram rod to force the eye member down
wardly between the clamping plates to insert the prongs
through the textile material and then through the aligned
prongs of the eye members in the chute when in its rear
ward position and to be displaced into the area between
openings of the stay plates for a distance accurately con
trolled to provide the desired spaced relation between the
eye members and the stay plates for bringing the shoulder
into resilient engagement with the textile material there
between while leaving a suitable slotted opening between
the textile material and the body portion of the eye mem
a combination of endwise and swinging movements to
effect the desired feeding relation of the eye members.
An important concept of this invention resides in the
means for feeding the eye members in the desired ar
rangement in endwise alignment into the feed chute
the prongs when in its forward position thereby to provide
bers for receiving a hook therethrough for fastening. In
the normal position, the ram head is in alignment end
wise with the feed chute holder 244 to provide a continu
ous slot for receiving the eye member displaced endwise
whereby the eye members therein subsequently travel by
gravitational force downwardly through the chute. As
illustrated in FIGURES 4, 11, 12, 13 and 15, the feed
means comprises a cylindrical housing 326 having
members from the end portion of the feed chute into the
below the upper edge of the side wall, as illustrated in
cylindrical side walls 328 with a shelf 330 extending
from the one to the other.
inwardly
from the side Walls and rising gradually from
The eye members are advanced from the holder into the
ram head in response to positive displacement of the eye 30 a level with the bottom wall upwardly to ‘a level slightly
holder. Displacement in feeding relation is effected by
means of a horizontally disposed elongate eye feed lever
300 which is pivoted at its rear end portion on a stud 302
extending upwardly from the slide unit 146 for rocking
FIGURES 4 and 12. The shelf 330 has a width which
is slightly greater than the width of the body portion
20 which terminates into a tunnel 332 in the form of
a slot which extends through a block in the upper por
tion of the housing. The slot 334 (FIGURE 15) forming
movement of the feed lever 3% about the stud in the
the tunnel is dimensioned to have a width at its base
horizontal direction between the outward and inward
portion corresponding to the width of the body portion
positions of adjustment. The lever arm 390 is displaced
of the eye members and a height corresponding to the
to its outward position responsive to rearward movement
40 distance between the body portion and the shoulder on the
with the slide 146 by means of a stop plate 3% ?xed to
prongs and a continuous upwardly extending portion
the frame plate of the device in position to be engaged
dimensioned to have a length and width corresponding
by the rear edge 306 of the feed lever 306 when dis
to the remainder of the prongs thereby to function more
placed to its rearward position. The stop plate engaged
or less as a gauge limiting passage therethrough to eye
by the lever is formed with a forward edge 308 which is
members of the desired dimension while in upright posi
slanted at a desirable angle to cause the feed lever 369 to
tion with the prongs extending in the upwardly direction.
be rocked about its pivot in the clockwise direction to its
The bottom wall 336 of the housing is adapted to be
outward position of adjustment upon engagement with the
rotated rapidly in the direction as indicated by the ar
sloping edge portion of the stop plate when the feed lever
rows in FIGURE 11 of the drawings by operative connec
is displaced to its rearward position.
tion with the driving motor. As the table on the bottom
When in the outwardly displaced position, the free end
wall of the housing is rotated rapidly within the housing,
portion 310 of the lever arm 3% is aligned with the area
the eye members on the surface thereof are thrown cen
between the prongs 22 of an eye member spaced from the
trifugally outwardly while at the same time being rotated
end of the feed chute. When the slide 146 is displaced
forwardly in feeding relation, the free end portion of the 55 rapidly with the table with the result that the eye mem
bers are caused to climb into the plaform 330. Those
lever arm 300 is projected forwardly between the prongs.
eye member which climb onto the platform with the
An intermediate portion of the feed lever is formed with
body portion at rest on the platform are able to remain
a cam edge 312 in position to be engaged by an abutment
thereon and as additional eye units climb onto the
314 alongside the lever to cause the feed lever to rock
platform, the ones in advance thereof are displaced up
in the counter-clockwise direction about its pivot thereby
wardly simultaneously to achieve endwise movement
to swing the end portion 310 in the direction to engage the
whereby the uppermost eye member on the platform is
leading prong of the eye member to cause displacement
projected through the gauge tunnel 332. The eye mem
thereof in the direction towards the holder. Thus the
bers displaced from the other end of the gauge tunnel
eye members are displaced endwise with the result that
the eye member in the end of the chute is displaced into 65 enter the openings at the upper end of the feed chute
in alignment therewith to load the chute.
the holder 244 while the eye member within the holder
The table 336 can be rotated continuously during opera
is in turn displaced from the holder into the ram head
tion of the driving motor 62 but a su?icient amount of eye
260.
members are fed into the feed chute for continuous
The position of the abutment 314 may be adjusted by
means of a setscrew 316 to increase or decrease the dis 70 operation of the machine when the feed table is operated
intermittently, as over the period of time that the cam
tance which the abutment extends in the path of the cam
members are operated through a cycle of operation to
edge on the feed lever 30%) thereby adjustably to control
effect the attachment of an eye and stay member to the
the amount and time of swinging movement thereby to
garment or textile material. In operation, the housing
insure proper insertion of the end portion of the feed
can be loaded with a quantity of eye members sufficient
lever between the prongs before the prongs are swung in 75
for sustained operation over a long period of time. The
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open end of the housing can be closed, as by a removable
cover 338.
The ram 134 which depends from the forward end
portion of the rocker arm 94 is operatively connected at
its lower end portion to the forward wall of the frame
plate by means of a connecting lever 3449 which is pivotally
connected at its inner end on a stud 342 ?xed to a bracket
344. The bracket is in turn provided with a horizontal
portion 346 which is ?xed by bolts 34% to the front wall
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extends upwardly beyond the block and is provided with
a head 338 at its upper end for engagement by the upper
end of a coil spring 3%} mounted about the shaft. The
lower end of the coil spring bears against the top wall
of the block 382 thereby constantly to urge the shaft to
wards its raised position. It will be understood that
other means conventional in the art may be employed
resiliently to urge the shaft towards its raised position
with sufficient force to return the shaft to this normal
of the frame. The other end of the connecting lever 10 position when released.
A bracket 392 is secured to the lower end portion of
340 is provided with a pin 350‘ between bifurcated sec~
the shaft 384 for vertical movement therewith. The
tions which extends slidably through a vertically disposed
bracket is formed with a horizontally disposed shelf 394
slot 352 in the lower end portion of the ram 134 to
and a vertically disposed wall 3% which is alongside the
permit the stud 350 to be displaced vertically in the
ram responsive to rocking movement of the ram about 15 lower portion of the shaft and to which it is attached,
as by means of setscrews. The wall 3'96 is in position to
its pivot 354 by which it is connected at its upper end
engage the under side of the block 382 when in raised
to the forward end portion of the lever 94.
position thereby to stop upward displacement of the shaft.
The connecting lever 340 operates to rock the ram in~
For cushioning the impact between the bracket 392 and
Wardly about its pivot responsive to movement of the
ram to its raised position and to rock the ram outwardly 20 the block 382, during relative movement between raised
about its pivot to operative position during downward
and lowered positions, a cushioning means such as a
movement of the ram. The lever alone operatively inter
connecting the ram with the housing is usually su?icient
to effect the desired displacement of the ram between the
rubber disc 398 is provided about the shaft immediately
‘which extends laterally from the ram into operative en
with an elongate slot 404 in the shelf which extends in
below the block 382.
A guide plate 409 is supported ‘by the shelf 394 in a
receiving position and the eye member attaching position 25 manner which permits both forward or rearward and
crosswise adjustment properly ‘to position the guide plate
but positive contact is established by the use of a guide
for use. For this purpose, use is made of an inter
plate, which will hereinafter be described.
mediate slide plate 402 having an opening in alignment
The additional guiding relation comprises a stud 358
gagement with a slot 360 extending inwardly and upward 30 the forward and rearward direction. The opening in the
slide plate is also aligned with a slot 406 which extends
ly from the forward edge of a vertically disposed metal
in the crosswise direction in a portion 408 of the guide
plate 362 extending forwardly from the front wall of the
plate. The elements are held onto the bottom side of
frame. The plate 362 is adapted to be adjusted vertical
the shelf by means of a bolt 410 and nut arrangement
ly relative the front frame member properly to position
the slot with respect to the stud for positive displacement 35 wherein the bolt extends downwardly through the shelf
slot 404, the aligned opening of the slide plate 402, and
of the ram between the position in alignment with the
the crosswise opening 406 of the guide plate into engage
holder and the position in vertical alignment with the
ment with a nut member on the under side of the guide
anvil for downward displacement to effect the desired
plate. In the preferred modi?cation, the nut member
attaching operations. Vertical adjustment of the plate
comprises an elongate element having a width slightly
362 is effected by means of a bolt or setscrew 364 which
greater than the width of the crosswise slot 406 in the
extends through a vertically disposed slot 366 in the plate
354 into threaded engagement with a bracket plate 368
?xed to the front wall of the frame. Sliding engage
ment between the pin 358 within the slot 366 operates to
guide the ram in rocking movement responsive to verti
cal movement of the ram between raised and lowered
positions thereby to effect controlled displacement of the
ram inwardly into proper alignment with the holder 244
when the ram is in raised position and to rock the ram
outwardly into proper alignment above the anvil when
the ram is lowered to operative position.
The device is formed with a guide 330 for use in prop
erly positioning the garment or other textile material on
the anvil for receiving the eye member and anchor plate
in the attached relation and for protecting the operator
guide plate but less than a recess formed in the under
side thereof to receive the nut member therein in sliding
and in seating relation. The head 412 of the bolt is
preferably fromed with a knurled periphery to enable a
gripping relation to be established, either by hand or by
a tool, for turning the bolt in one direction or the other
to loosen or to tighten the bolt onto the shelf. The head
412 is of su?‘icient dimension to engage the top wall of
the shelf adjacent the slot openings when tightened down
on the shelf to hold .the parts together in their adjusted
relation.
To prevent relative movement between the shelf and
the slide plate other than in the linear, forward or cross
wise directions, a groove 4114 is formed in the top side
of the slide plate and a corresponding tongue 416 is
against inadvertent injury from the elements in motion
formed to depend from the bottom side of the shelf into
during operation of the machine.
?tting relation with the groove for guiding the intercon
For this purpose, use is made of a new and novel struc
nected
elements in relative movement in the forward or
ture including a bracket 382 in the form of a metal block 60
rearward direction.
which extends in upright position to the side of the
Similarly, an elongate tongue 418 is provided in the
ram 134 in the direction opposite the feed slots. The
top side to extend crosswise in the slide plate and a
block 382 is ?xed at its rearward edge to the front wall
groove 420 extending in the corresponding direction is
of the frame in vertically spaced relation with the base
and it is provided at its forward end portion with a slot 65 formed in the bottom side of the slide plate to limit rela
tive movement between the guide plate and the slide
of rectangular or of other polygonal shape, other than
plate to the crosswise directions.
round. An elongate shaft 384, dimensioned in cross
The slide plate is formed with a forwardly extending
section to correspond with the slot, is slidably received
rule 422 and a rule 424 extending laterally from the
in ?tting relation therein in a manner to permit free verti
cal movement of the shaft between a raised and a lowered 70 forward end portion thereof. These elements operate
between themselves to provide a square about the anvil
position.
which can be used properly to align the textile material
The end of the groove in which the shaft is slidably re
in position for use. The inner edge portion of the for
ceived is concealed by a cover plate 386 secured, as by
wardly extending rule 422 is. formed with a recess 426
setscrews, to the front wall of the block to de?ne a bore
in which the shaft is slidable. A portion of the shaft 75 aligned crosswise with the center of the anvil so as to
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enable exact location of the crosswise line from the anchor
plate in determining the position of attachment. The
inner edges of the rules are tapered downwardly to a
rather blunt edge and the under side of the rules are
formed relatively ?at for full engagement with the textile
material when the guide plate is displaced downwardly
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use between the bottom side of the guide plate and the
top side of the base plate about the anvil.
As the guide plate is brought down to its lowered
position, the extension 452 passes beyond the lower edge
of the operating lever 440 so as to enable the lever to
be rocked about its pivot to make the switch 450.
onto the textile material in its lowered position.
'In the meantime, the driving motor has been contin
To protect the operator and to prevent the operator’s
uously running. When the starter switch 450 is closed,
?ngers from being introduced into the path of the ram
the magnetic brake clutch 84 is released to enable the
during operation of the machine, a guard is provided in 10 shaft 86 to be operated by the driving shaft 80' from the
the form of laterally spaced-apart uptight walls 428 and
motor. In sequence, the following operations take place.
430 which are contiguous and extend rearwardly from
The follower 100 on the end of the ram lever 94 rides
the lateral edges of an upwardly inclined front wall 432.
up on the edge of the cam 88. This causes the ram
The guard members are secured to the guide plate by
lever to rock in the clockwise direction about its pivot.
means of a cross-brace member 434 having a pair of 15 As the ram lever 94 is rocked about its pivot, the ram
crosswise slots 436 therein through which setscnew's 438
extend to secure the crosswise brace member onto the
crosswise extending rule 424 of the guide section.
The machine is set into operation by means of an op
134, pivoted to the forward end of the lever, is displaced
in the downward direction.
As the ram 134 is displaced
downwardly, the pin 358 operated in the guide slot 360
and the link 340 function in combination to cause the
ram to be rocked in the counterclockwise direction about
erating lever ‘440 which is pivoted intermediate its ends
on a pin 442 extending forwardly from an upper portion
of the front frame. The upper end 444 of the operating
lever is provided with a block 446 in position to engage
its pivot until the ram head is displaced forwardly from
a position in alignment with the holder to a position
almost immediately above the anvil 212.
a button 448 on a switch 450 when the lever arm is
As the follower continues to ride outwardly on the
rocked in the clockwise direction about its pivot. To 25 cam 88, the ram 134 is displaced further downwardly to
prevent rocking movement of the lever arm in the direc
bring the ram head into engagement with the underlying
tion to close the switch 450‘ until the guard and guide
textile material draped over the top side of the anvil 16.
plate is in its lower position of adjustment, the shelf 394
The chamfered edges 294 of the clamping members 280
is provided with a portion 452 which extends rearwardly
and 282 ?t into the recessed lateral edges of the anchor
into the path of the lower end portion 454 of the operat 30 plate adjacent the body portion to align the anchor plate
ing lever. Thus the lever arm cannot be rocked by an
with the ram head for maintaining a desired spaced rela
amount to close the switch until the shelf is lowered to the
tion therebetween for proper insertion of the prongs
extent that the lower end portion of the lever arm is able
through the textile material and the openings of the
to clear the shelf.
anchor plate in alignment therewith. The chamfered
The switch 450‘ may be of the switch-operating type 35 ends of the clamping plates engage the textile material
for immediate return of the button 448 and the operating
and the anchor plates resliently initially by an amount
lever arm 440 to normal position.
of force applied by the coil spring which is mounted on
Brie?y described, while ‘at rest, and prior to operation
the hanger rod 262 of the ram assembly.
of the machine, the slide section 146 of the feed mecha
As the ram is further displaced in the downward direc
nism is in its normal forward position of adjustment with
tion, further movement of the clamping plates is arrested
the feed arm 310 for the eye members being in its for
by the anvil with the result that the block 270 and the
ward position between the prongs of the eye member at
ram rod 272 are positively displaced downwardly be
the end of the feed chute. The arm 210 is in its forward
tween the clamping plates to effect displacement of the
position of adjustment with the end portion extending
eye member downwardly between the clamping plates as
forwardly through the bottom of the magazine 138 in
guides, to project the prongs downwardly through the
which the anchor plates ‘are stacked. The ram 134 is in
textile material and then through the openings in the
its rearward position of adjustment with the ram head
anchor plates for a distance limited by the lengths of the
raised and in crosswise alignment with the holder 244
slots 274 and 292. In practice, the amount of displace
which in turn is in alignment with the feed chute 242 for
ment of the eye member in the direction towards the
the eye members.
anchor plate is calculated accurately to locate the body
An eye member is held between the clamping plates
portion of the eye member in spaced relation from the
280 and 282 of the ram head with the prongs extending
anchor plates by an amount to provide an. elongate slot
downwardly. An anchor plate 12 is positioned in the
of relatively uniform dimension between the body portion
slot extending crosswise in the anvil 212 in which the
of the eye member and the textile material. for receiving
rocker arms, pivotally mounted for reciprocal movement 55 a hook member therebetween. For this purpose, the dis
in the slot to bend the prongs inwardly, are in their
tance as between the body portion of the eye member
‘lowered position.
and the anchor plate is controlled to bring the shoulders
The guide plate 380 is in its upper or raised position
on the prongs of the eye members suf?ciently close to
of adjustment with the extension 452 in the path of the
the anchor plates adjacent the openings to effect a grip
starting lever 440 to block displacement thereof sul? 60 ping relation of the textile material therebetween, as
ciently to close the switch ‘450.
de?ned in the issued patent of Markin No. 2,593,162,
The portion of the ?y 456 of a man’s trouser is posi
issued April 15, 1952.
tioned on the base plate over the anvil with the upper
The extent of downward movement of the ram is
achieved as the follower turns from the side wall onto
slot 426 in the forwardly extending rule 422. The seams 65 the ?attened end portion of the cam member thereby to
of the trouser can be aligned with the forwardly extend
hold the ram in its operative position for a time su?icient
to effect the desired bending operations to turn the por
ing rule 422 and the crosswise extending rule 424 to
edge portion of the zipper 18 showing through the guide
tions of the prongs extending through the openings in the
make certain that the anchor plate will properly be
aligned with the Zipper or will otherwise properly be 70 anchor plate through an angle of about 90° to position
the prongs to extend in a lateral direction adjacent the
located on the trouser. When properly positioned on the
under side of the anchor plates.
base plate, the pants portion is held, as by the left hand,
As the follower 100 travels over the ?attened end por
while the right hand can be used to bring the guide plate
tion of the cam 88, cam 92 is rotated to the position
380 downwardly onto the top side of the trouser and
the base plate to clamp the trouser portion in position of 75 where the follower 112 on the anvil lever 1637 comes into
engagement with the hump provided thereon. This
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causes the follower to be displaced brie?y outwardly
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its rearward position of adjustment. The interconnec
thereby to the rock the anvil lever 107 in the counter
tion between the ?nger 184 on the actuating arm 176
clockwise direction about its pivot. This raises the for
ward end portion 460 of the anvil lever to engage an
ward end portion thereof to a position beyond the stack
and the feed arm 1144 effects displacement of the for
of anchor plates in the magazine, as indicated by the
operating member 462 connected to rocker arms pivotally
broken line in FIG. 7 of the drawing.
mounted in the vertically slotted portion of the anvil
As the follower 120 rides downwardly on the trailing
for bending the prongs of the eye members which extend
portion
of the cam 90, the lever arm is free to rock about
downwardly through the anchor plates, as described in
its pivot in the counterclockwise direction. Rocking
the co-pending application of Brayton, Serial No. 343,276,
?led March 19, 1953, now Patent No. 2,795,981, and 10 movement thereof is effected resiliently by the force avail
able from the coil spring 123 thereby to cause the feed
entitled “Staple Type Eye Unit for Hook and Eye Fas
lever 114 to be rocked about its pivot in a direction to
teners and Method and Apparatus for Setting Them.”
cause forward displacement of the end portion 128 and
In effect, the rocker arms comprise a pair of levers
the slide section 146 connected thereto. In response
pivoted to the anvil housing within the slot for rocking
to forward displacement of the slide section, the for
movement together in opposite directions and in the direc
ward end portion 310 of the lever 300‘ is projected into
tion towards each other about their pivots. The upper
the area between the prongs depending from the eye
edge portions of the rocker arms are contoured pro
member second from the last in the feed chute. As the
gressively to engage the prongs extending downwardly
lever 300 is shifted to its forward direction, operative
through the slots of the anchor plates into the paths there
engagement between the block 314 and the tapered lateral
of to bend the prongs inwardly substantially perpendic
edge of the lever 300 causes the lever to be rocked about
ularly and thereby to lay the prongs smoothly and ?atly
its pivot in the counterclockwise direction by an amount
within the channel provided therefor on the under side
of the anchor plates.
During the bending operation, the eye member is held
by the ram head in the desired relationship to the anchor
plates so that the attachment and interconnection can
be effected under fully controlled conditions as to the
aforementioned proper alignment and spacing one from
the other.
By the time that the rocker arms have completed their
bending action, the follower 112 has passed over the
hump in the cam 92 and almost coincidental therewith
the follower 100 turns from the ?attened outer end por
tion of the cam onto the side edges so that the anvil
lever and the cam lever are free for return movement.
The anvil lever is returned in response to the return of
the rocker arms and in response to gravitational force
while spring 102 becomes effective to cause the follower
100 resiliently to ride on the edge of the cam 38 thereby
to control the ram in its return movement.
As the ram 134 rises, the spring about the hanger
rod 262 is eifective resiliently to hold the clamping
plates down against the anvil and block until the block
to effect displacement of the eye member upon engage
ment between the portion 310 of the lever and the prong
depending therefrom to shift the eye member from the
position next to the last in the chute to the position
which is last in the chute. Simultaneously, the eye
member formerly occupying the position last from the
chute is forced laterally into the slot of the holder aligned
therewith and the eye member in the slot of the holder
is in turn forced to shift laterally into the slot between
the clamping plates 280 and 282 of the ram head thereby
to position an eye member in the ram head for the
subsequent cycle of operation.
Simultaneously, the ‘actuating lever 176 is rocked in
the forward direction about its pivot 178. Thus the feed
arm 144 is displaced in the forward direction from its
rearward position of adjustment to its normal position
of adjustment until the shoulder 208 engages the wall
206 of the magazine or until the slide section is stopped
upon engagement of the head 164 of the setscrew 160
with the rear wall of the front frame 124. As the feed
arm 144 is displaced forwardly from the position shown
by the broken lines in FIG. 7 to the position shown by
270 and the ram rod 272 shift toward their outward 45 the solid lines, the lowermost of the anchor plates in the
position of adjustment. Thereafter, the ram head is
stack lying in the path of the upper edge of the feed
raised with the ram. As the pin ‘35% enters the guide
arm is displaced forwardly through the slot 202 into the
slot 360 and as the link ‘340 becomes effective, the ram
feed chanel 143. Forward displacement of the anchor
rises and is simultaneously rocked inwardly about its
plate into the feed channel causes a train reaction which
pivot until it is stopped in endwise alignment with the 50 causes simultaneous displacement of the anchor plates
holder in starting position.
aligned in end-to—end relation in the feed channel so that
During return movement of the anvil lever 107 and
the outermost of the anchor plates is displaced from
the cam lever 94 or immediately prior thereto, the roller
the feed channel onto the anvil 212 in position to be
120 of the feed lever 114 begins to ride outwardly on
interconnected with the eye member in a subsequent
the edges of the cam 90 in a manner to cause the feed 55
cycle of operation.
lever 114 to rock in the clockwise direction about its
pivot. Such rocking movement causes the lower end
portion 128 of the feed lever to be displaced rearwardly
with the result that the slide section .146 connected by
the link 148 to the feed lever is displaced rearwardly
therewith.
As the slide section is displaced from its forward to
its rearward position of adjustment, the end 306 of the
In the event that an obstruction is encountered which
‘prevents return of the slide section to its normal for
ward position, the button 172 is incapable of making
switch 174, with the result that the machine cannot be
operated further through a cycle of operation until the
obstruction has been cleared.
Simultaneously with the operation of the cam shaft,
the feed table 336 is actuated to effect the turning move
ment of the feed table 336 about its axis while the ma
arm 300 engages the angular end 308 of the block 304
with the result that it is swung in the clockwise direc 65 chine is traveling through a normal cycle of operation.
tion about its pivot 302 after the forward end portion
Thus eye members are caused to ride up upon the shelf
310 of the arm 300' has cleared the prongs depending
330 to supply the feed chute with su?icient eye members
downwardly from the eye members in the feed chute.
to maintain substantially continuous operation in the
This displaces the forward end portion of the arm 310
manner described.
laterally to be aligned with the area between the prongs 70
It will be understood that numerous changes may be
depending from the next to the last eye member in the
made in the details of construction, arrangement and
operation without departing from the spirit of the inven
feed chute.
Simultaneously, the studs 180 and 182 depending from
the under side of the slide section eifect rocking move
ment of the actuating arm 176 about its pivot 178 to 75
tion, especially as de?ned in the following claim.
I claim:
in a machine for the assembly of an eye member
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having a body portion with prongs extending outwardly
therefrom with a stay plate having openings through
which the prongs of the eye member extend for attach
ment with a textile material therebetween, the improve
ment comprising means for feeding the eye members in
a desired relation into a feed magazine comprising a sta
tionary cylindrical housing, a horizontally disposed, flat,
bottom wall in the housing mounted for rotational move
ment, a power source, an operative connection between
said power source and the bottom wall for e?ecting
rotational movement of the bottom wall, a stationary
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tion during rotational movement of the bottom wall rela
tive the housing, thereby to advance the eye members
endwise up the shelf into the magazine, said shelf ter
minating into a tunnel dimensioned to have a width cor
responding to the desired width of the body portions of
the eye members to be employed and a height correspond
ing to the desired thickness to the eye members plus
the prongs, said tunnel being formed with a cross-section
corresponding to the contour of the pronged eye mem
bers when viewed with the prongs extending upwardly
from the body portion, whereby said tunnel serves as a
shelf extending inwardly from the side wall of the hous
gauge member limiting passage through the tunnel to
ing to overlie the peripheral edge portion of the bottom
eye members of said desired dimensions.
wall and rising gradually from a point substantially ?ush
with the ?at outer edge portion of the bottom wall to 15
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ward the top in the direction of turning movement of
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the bottom wall, said shelf having a width corresponding
to the width of the body portion of the eye member
659,746
I-Iargraves ____________ __ Oct. 16, 1900
whereby the eye members are advanced onto the shelf
with the prongs extending upwardly in the upper direc
2,327,401
2,888,169
Chilton _____________ __ Aug. 24, 1943
Hausman et a1. _______ __ May 26, 1959